• Privacy Policy NPA Privacy Policy Effective May 2018   In an effort to maintain efficient service while respecting the privacy of those who visit the NPA Web site (Site) and correspond electronically with NPA, NPA has created and posted the following privacy policy. This privacy policy is incorporated into and is a part of the Terms of Use of our Site.   Information Collection …

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  • Hotel & Travel Home | Registration | Schedule | Sponsors | Hotel/Travel | Speakers Hotel Information Downtown Sheraton Philadelphia Hotel has been selected as the host location for the NPA AM/WPC. The NPA has reserved a block of hotel rooms at a reduced rate for Congress attendees.    Group Room Rate $254++ per night [single, double, triple, and quad occupancy] State and local tax …

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  • Speakers listed in order of appearance on the Schedule of Events Tom Quinn is Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at Nuovo Pasta Productions, Ltd.  and has been with the Company since 2004.  His experience and skills in both sales and operations over his 34-year career have included both retail and food service and has been instrumental in helping to guide Nuovo …

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  • NPA is excited to have industry experts, innovators, and esteemed educators speak at the 2024 meeting. Speakers include*: Esteban Abascal, La Moderna Veronica Colas, Hogan Lovells Veronica Colas is outside counsel to the National Pasta Association. She is Counsel in Hogan Lovells’ Food & Beverage regulatory practice group, based in Washington DC.  For over 12 years she has helped food companies and their …

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  • Carl L. Zuanelli is the National Pasta Association (NPA) Chair and President and CEO of Nuovo Pasta Productions, Ltd., a nationally recognized producer of premium refrigerated pasta and sauces.  Carl founded Nuovo in 1989 in a small kitchen space in Wilton, CT.  Thirty years later, Nuovo employs over 200 people and maintains 140,000 sq ft in Stratford, CT and in Cleveland, OH.  Currently …

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  • History Early History Pasta’s history is as varied as its shapes. While widespread consumption is documented from the 14th century, it is believed to have existed in some form in ancient China and Greece. And evidence of pasta dishes appeared in Italian recipe books in the early 1200s. New World With the expansion of the “New World,” pasta’s popularity boomed, and by the …

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  • Program Home | Registration | Schedule | Sponsors | Hotel/Travel | Speakers Schedule is subject to change. Wednesday, October 23, 2024 10:30 a.m – 5:30 p.m. Registration Desk Open 11:00 a.m – 12:00 p.m. International Organization of Pasta General Assembly 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch on Your Own 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Committee Meeting 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Committee Meeting …

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  • Schedule Home | Registration | Schedule | Sponsors | Hotel/Travel | Speakers Schedule is subject to change. Wednesday, October 23, 2024 10:30 a.m – 5:30 p.m. Registration Desk Open 11:00 a.m – 12:00 p.m. International Organization of Pasta General Assembly 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch on Your Own 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Committee Meeting 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Committee Meeting …

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  • Terms and Conditions of Use   Effective June 2018   Welcome to the Web site of the NATIONAL PASTA ASSOCIATION (NPA). This site is provided as a service of NPA.   By using the NPA Web site (http://ilovepasta.org/), you agree to these Terms and Conditions of Use (Terms of Use). NPA reserves the right to change these Terms of Use from time to time. …

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  • 100 Billion Meals Challenge – Ardent Mills How Ardent Mills is Helping Fight Food Insecurity From Rich DeLeo, Ardent Mills All native Philadelphians are familiar with the Kensington section of the city. It was traditionally a tough working-class neighborhood that was home to the fictional fighter Rocky Balboa. In the Rocky movie sagas, Rocky goes up against seemingly unbeatable foes and always finds …

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